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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:49:00 +0200
Darren Debono’s step-daughter and ex-bank official face money laundering charges
Darren Debono’s step-daughter and a former high-ranking bank official fronting companies that manage two fish restaurants allegedly involved in laundering money linked to oil smuggling have been taken to court.  Florinda Sultana, ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:31:00 +0200
Three themes expected to feature in the upcoming banks’ earnings
The US first quarter earnings season, which starts this week, is expected to record a 25% growth in earnings for S&P 500 listed companies. US financials, which contributed to the strong uptick in earnings expectations over the quarte...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:17:00 +0200
UK police hunt for thieves who stole world's biggest rabbit
British police are seeking thieves who bagged the world's largest rabbit named Darius from his owner's garden. West Mercia Police said they were appealing for information after the brown-and-white bunny disappeared on Saturday night ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:26:00 +0200
‘We’re better’: Kimmich insists Bayern can beat PSG
Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich is convinced the holders can beat Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday in their Champions League quarter-final second leg to reach the last four. “I believe that we will pro...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:24:00 +0200
Bartolo meets Libyan, Turkish foreign ministers
Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo has discussed the situation in Libya in a joint meeting with new Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara. The three ministers explored ways t...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:51:00 +0200
China’s imports pick up further, exports strong in March
China’s imports and exports boomed again in March, data showed on Tuesday, reaffirming that the recovery in the world’s number-two economy continues apace and demand is picking up in key overseas markets as they emerge from last ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:47:00 +0200
Auction houses Sotheby's, Phillips latest to join NFT craze
Sotheby's and Phillips launched so-called NFT auctions on Monday, a month after Christie's sold a digital artwork for $69.3 million, as traditional auction houses seek to capitalize on the craze shaking up the art market. Three month...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:44:00 +0200
Fog gives parts of Malta, Gozo, fairy-tale appearance
Fog enveloped parts of Malta and Gozo early on Tuesday giving them a fairy-tale appearance. The weather on Tuesday is expected to become partly cloudy later in the day. The pictures above and below were taken by Andrea Muscat from th...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:39:00 +0200
Bonucci back for Juve after COVID-19 absence
Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci will return to training with Juventus on Tuesday after missing two weeks with a bout of Covid-19. He was one of eight Azzurri squad members to test positive for the virus after World Cup qualifiers aga...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:34:00 +0200
Asian markets mostly up ahead of US inflation, earnings
Markets mostly rose in Asia on Tuesday as investors gear up for a much-anticipated earnings season and the release of key US inflation data later in the day. After a recent run-up in equities that saw the S&P 500 and Dow end last wee...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:15:00 +0200
What happened on... April 13
The front pages of Times of Malta from 25 and 10 years ago.  Become a Times of Malta premium member to gain full access to our archive dating back to January 1930.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:08:00 +0200
Book on Christian archaeology in Malta
Giovanni Francesco Abela, Work, Private Collection and Birth of Christian Archaeology in Malta is part of a broader research pro­ject of its author, Chiara Cecalupo, on the discoveries, dating from the 16th to the late 19th century,...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:52:00 +0200
Former ambassador to Malta gets top US diversity post
A former ambassador of the United States to Malta has been made the State Department's first chief diversity officer, a position created to make the US diplomatic corps more representative. The appointment of Gina Abercrombie-Winstan...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:45:00 +0200
Manhunt underway after Marsa stabbing incident
A 32-year-old man resident in St Paul's Bay is on the run after having allegedly injured another man with a knife late on Monday, the police said. The incident happened in Racecourse Street, Marsa at 10.30pm when an argument between ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:42:00 +0200
NBA suspends Minnesota game over fatal police shooting
The NBA postponed Monday’s game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb. “The National Basketball Association announced today that in li...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:26:00 +0200
Removal of care barrier welcomed by some, rued by others
The removal of the Perspex shield during visits to the elderly at care homes has evoked mixed reactions, with some people “relieved” to see their loved ones without the transparent barrier standing between them and others feeling...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:21:00 +0200
Helping Libya regain stability
Malta’s relations with Libya had always been built on the importance of keeping good political and commercial ties between close neighbours. The NATO-led revolution of 2011, when Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was forcefully replace...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:04:00 +0200
A remarkable man of duty - André DeBattista
On April 9, 2021, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle (known as ‘HMS Bubble’ during the pandemic), where he had been shielding throughout the pandemic with his wife, Queen Elizabeth. The...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:56:00 +0200
Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea
Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the government said Tuesday, triggering a furious reaction from China and fierce opposition from local fishing c...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:46:00 +0200
Today's front pages - April 13, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday.  Times of Malta says Nationalist MP Toni Bezzina claimed a political frame-up after he was interrogated by the police over nine-year old allegations of using govern...



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